<p> AP WORLD HISTORY, AMSCO CHAPTER 3</p><p>Period 2: 600 B.C.E to 600 C.E. </p><p>Classical Civilizations in Greece and Persia, Pages 50-71 Absence Date: ______</p><p>"The purpose... is to prevent the traces of human events from being erased by time" Herodotus</p><p>1. Why is Herodotus so important?</p><p>2. Who were the leaders that followed the Golden Age of Greece?</p><p>3. Who were the Minoans and what were they known for? </p><p>4. What was the Mycenaean civilization known for?</p><p>5. What led to the Greeks being open to new ideas?</p><p>6. What led to the Greeks having local independent city state governments?</p><p>7. What is Sparta famous for?</p><p>8. Explain the gender relationship between Spartan men and women?</p><p>9. Explain the Spartan governmental structure?</p><p>10. Who was the great law giver for the Athenian government?</p><p>11. What led to the creation of Athenian Democracy?</p><p>12. What achievements is Pericles most known for? </p><p>13. Explain the gender relationship between Athenian men and women?</p><p>14. What created Greek Syncretism?</p><p>15. Explain the role of Greek literature and religion and how it worked together?</p><p>16. How did the Olympic Games help bring the Greek city states together?</p><p>17. Why was the development of Greek colonies so important to the city states? 18. What affect did trade have on Pan-Hellenic continuity?</p><p>19. How large was the Persian Empire?</p><p>20. What did Darius I do to govern so much territory? (He did two big things)</p><p>21. How did the Royal Road system in the Persian Empire work?</p><p>22. How did the common currency affect the Persian Empire?</p><p>23. How did the Persian Empire treat people of diverse religions?</p><p>24. Explain how the Persian Empire changed the world with its religious beliefs? </p><p>25. What role did Zoroastrianism play in the development of Judaism and Christianity? </p><p>26. What role did slaves play in the development of Persian society</p><p>27. How was the Persian gender roles similar to other Greek societies like Sparta and Athens?</p><p>28. Why did the Persian war signal the decline of Persian dominance, and the rise of the Greeks?</p><p>29. What reaction did Greek city states have towards paying taxes to Athens?</p><p>30. What was the lasting influence of Hellenism in areas outside of Greece?</p><p>31. Why were Greeks prized as slaves in Rome?</p><p>32. How were the Ptolemy Dynasty and the Seleucids Empire examples of Hellenism?</p><p>33. Why were nomadic groups like the Parthians able to conquer civilizations like the Seleucids? (Not in Book)</p><p>34. Why did the Sassanid Empire persecute Christians? </p><p>35. What is Syncretism? (Not in Book)</p><p>Compare and Contrast: Compare the Greeks and Persian Empires in a Venn diagram. Time Line:</p><p>776 B.C.E - 660-583 499-479 431-404 336-323 305-83 83 B.C.E-224 224-651 C.E. 400 C.E. B.C.E B.C.E B.C.E B.C.E B.C.E C.E Sassanids Olympic Prophet Persian War Peloponnesia Alexander Seleucid Parthians Conquered Games Zarathustra n War the Great Conquered Conquered by by Islam By Parthians Sassanids</p><p>Key Terms:</p><p>Athens Sparta Battle of Thermopylae Zoroastrianism Syncretism Devine Right Alexander the Great Avestas Herodotus Greek City-States Persian Empire Pericles</p>